Lions In The Mix As Trent Triumph

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No less that seven Nottingham Lions players were involved as Nottingham Trent University beat the University Of Nottingham 7-5 in a thrilling game, in front of a 7000 sell-out crowd at the Capital FM Arena last night.

Lion, Ben Wood opened the scoring for Trent with five minutes on the clock.

Trent went two goals up after ten minutes, then three unanswered Nottingham goals put them in the driving seat before a Trent equaliser late in the second period tied things up at 4-4 and set-up a tense final twenty minutes.

Gareth O'Flaherty celebrates after scoring Trent's game-winner.

Lions’ latest signing Jack Clarkson got Nottingham back in front with a great finish through a mass of bodies with fifteen minutes to go, before Trent took a stranglehold on the game scoring four-in-a-row, two of those, including the game winner were scored by Lions centre Gareth O’Flaherty.

Nottingham pulled a goal back with less than a minute remaining but it was too little-too late as Trent came away with the trophy and the bragging rights.

There was some consolation for Clarkson as he was named Nottingham’s Man of the Match and Gareth O’Flaherty was unlucky not to be named as Trent’s selection, just being pipped to the post by Will Weldon.

All the Lions involved thoughts’ now turn back to ENL matters with a home tie at the NIC with Sheffield Spartans this Sunday (7.15pm Face-Off).

Don’t forget we have special reduced student prices for our remaining three home games this season.

Full game stats can be viewed here : http://www.buiha.org.uk/gameStats.php?gid=2008

Lions Involved:

NTU Players: Ben Wood, Max Bennett & Gareth O’Flaherty.

NU Players: Jack Baveystock, Christy Johnson-Brown, Richard Griffiths & Jack Clarkson.

NU Coaching Staff: Simon Hopkins & Nicky Balchin.

Students Special Offer

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To celebrate seven Lions squad members appearing in the Nottingham Universities Varsity game at the Capital FM Arena this coming Monday (20th February), the Nottingham Lions have announced special discount student prices for their remaining three games at the National Ice Centre.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Lions’ regular student price of £4.00 has now been reduced to £2.50 for their final three home games of the season – Sheffield Spartans on the 26th February and Blackburn Hawks on the 11th & 18th March – All 7.15pm face-offs.

Just show a valid NUS card when purchasing your tickets at the NIC Box Office from 6.45 on the night of a game.

So tell your friends and get yourselves down to the NIC – watch some great value senior hockey and join the Lions’ ROAR!!

Other Admission Prices;

Adults £5.00
Children & OAP’s £3.00
Panthers Season Ticket Holders £3.00

Lions Prepare For Uni-Varsity Challenge

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Seven members of the Nottingham Lions squad will be taking part in the annual Ice Hockey Varsity Challenge match in front of a 7000 strong-crowd at the Capital FM Arena this coming Monday (20th February).

The match between Nottingham Trent University and the University of Nottingham is organised by the Lions’ Assistant Coach Simon Hopkins who is also the Head Coach of the Nottingham Universities Ice Hockey Club, better known as the Nottingham Mavericks.

Lions Assistant Coach and Mavericks Head Coach - Simon Hopkins.

The Mavericks, who normally comprise of players from both universities, split into two teams and compete in the game as part of a series of Varsity events including American Football, Rugby, Netball and Football. The University gaining the most wins from all the events takes home the Varsity Trophy.

Representing for Nottingham Trent will be Gareth O’Flaherty, Max Bennett and Ben Wood – they will be taking on their Lions counterparts Jack Clarkson, Jack Baveystock, Christy Johnson-Brown and netminder Richard Griffiths who will be icing for Nottingham Uni.

Nottingham Trent Players - (Top L-R) Ben Wood, Max Bennett & Gareth O'Flaherty.

University of Nottingham Players - (Top L-R) Richard Griffiths, Jack Baveystock, Christy Johnson-Brown & Jack Clarkson.

This year’s game, which is still the biggest Varsity Ice Hockey match outside of North America, is in aid of Cerebral Palsy Sport. Last year’s event raised £10,000 for the Parent’s Association for Seriously Ill Children (PASIC).

Tickets are £5 and are available from the Student Union Reception: Portland Building in University Park Campus of the University of Nottingham. The game is certain to sell out so get your tickets as soon as possible.

Students – Keep an eye on the Lions website or our Facebook and Twitter accounts over the next 24 hours for some exciting news regarding the Lions.

Metros Blanked By Determined Lions

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Nottingham Lions 2 Trafford Metros 0

The Lions bounced back from their disappointing defeat at Telford on Saturday with a superb win over the Trafford Metros on Sunday night at the National Ice Centre.

Nottingham netminder Alan Levers marked his return to the line-up, after four months out through injury, with a fantastic 29-shot shut-out, whilst Joe Wightman and Jack Clarkson got the Lions’ decisive strikes at the other end.

Shut-Out - Alan Levers

Despite the lack of goals, there was no shortage of entertaining hockey in the first two periods with Levers and his opposite number Dave Clancy both in fine form to keep the scoresheet blank going into the third.

After a tough time against the Titans the previous evening, Nottingham showed no sign of tiring in the final period and finally broke through the Trafford defence with twelve minutes remaining via Wightman, before Clarkson doubled the Lions lead on the power play five minutes later.

The Metros then threw everything they had at the home side in the final five minutes but the home side held firm to gain another vital two points in their bid to avoid the relegation places.

2nd Goal - Jack Clarkson

LionsTV post-game interviews with Matt Bradbury, Jack Clarkson, Christy Johnson-Brown and Jonny Bell are now available to view online here.

Next up for the Lions – Sheffield Spartans at the NIC on Sunday 26th February (7.15pm Face-Off).

Game Stats:

Joe Wightman 1+1, Jack Clarkson 1+0, Nick Whyatt 0+2, Ben Wood 0+1.

Period Scores: 1st 0-0, 2nd 0-0, 3rd 2-0.

Shots: 1st 9-6, 2nd 5-14, 3rd 11-9. Total 25-29.

Penalty Mins: 1st 2-0, 2nd 2-0, 3rd 0-2. Total 4-2.

Lions MOTM: Christy Johnson-Brown

Danny Gets GB Call-Up

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The Nottingham Lions are delighted to announce that 17-year-old Danny Rose has been called up to the Great Britain Under-18′s squad that will travel to the IIHF World Under 18s Division 2a Championships in Heerenveen, Holland on the 31st March.

The week long tournament, will see the cream of Britain’s young talent take on the likes of Lithuania, Korea and the hosts, Holland in a bid to gain promotion to IIHF Division 1.

This is just another in a series of call-ups for the talented Nottingham born teenager, who has previously been selected for England Juniors and the Midland Conference select side.

Rose, who has been playing the sport since he was five, has come through the ranks at Nottingham Ice Hockey Club and is currently icing for their Under-18′s and their senior team the Nottingham Lions.

Lions General Manager Danny Harrison was obviously delighted to hear the news saying; “It’s testament to all the hard work Danny has put in – he’s had a great season so far and he’s only going to get better with age and an experience like this will only benefit him further”.

“A lot of the credit also has to go to the brilliant coaches we have here at Nottingham Ice Hockey Club – he’s been here since he was almost knee-high and all of our volunteers can rightly feel proud about the part they’ve played in getting Danny to where he is today – it’s a proud day for the organisation and we hope many more youngsters here can follow in his footsteps in the not-too-distant future.”

NottinghamLionsENL.com will keep you updated with how Danny and the rest of the squad get on from the 31st March.